Estimating past and future male loss in three Zambian lion populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-142

  Becker, Matthew S ^a,b,f   Watson, Fred G R ^a,c   Droge, Egil ^a   Leigh, Kellie ^a,d   Carlson, Ron S ^e   Carlson, Anne A ^e  

^a Zambian Carnivore Programme   (Zambia)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Carnivore Programme   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Panthera leo; population models; snaring; trophy hunting; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FELID; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUNTING; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ZAMBIA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84872055845     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.446     Document Type: Article

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